{{use dmy|date=May 2026}} {{Short description|Brazilian volleyball coach}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Sergio Veloso | image = <!-- Image name, e.g., John_Doe.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- Leave this blank for the default size --> | caption = | full_name = Sergio Valadares Veloso<ref>{{cite news |title=PNVF official insists men's team included in SEA Games |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/05/23/pnvf-official-insists-mens-team-included-in-sea-games |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=5 April 2023}}</ref><!-- if different --> | nickname = | nationality = Brazilian | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- Use {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | hometown = | height = <!-- "X cm" or "X ft Y in" (conversions are automatic) --> | weight = <!-- "X kg" or "X lb" (conversions are automatic) --> | spike = <!-- "X cm" or "X in" (conversions are automatic) --> | block = <!-- "X cm" or "X in" (conversions are automatic) --> | college = | position = | currentclub = | currentcoachteam = Indonesia (men) | coachyears = {{ubl| *2023–2024 *2023–2026 *2026– }} | coachteams = {{ubl| *Philippines (men) *Ateneo Blue Eagles (women) *Indonesia (men) }} | currentnumber = <!-- for the corresponding current club --> | years1 = | team1 = | years2 = | team2 = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = | medaltemplates-expand = yes | updated = | medaltemplates = }} '''Sergio Valadares Veloso''' is a Brazilian volleyball coach who is the head coach of the Indonesia men's national volleyball team.
==Career== ===Philippines=== Veloso has been a coach for thirty years, when Sergio Veloso was appointed as head coach of the Philippines men's national volleyball team in March 2023. He was recommended to the Philippines under the FIVB's Volleyball Empowerment program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Expert Brazilian coach to lead Philippine national volleyball team as part of FIVB Volleyball Empowerment project |url=https://www.fivb.com/expert-brazilian-coach-to-lead-philippine-national-volleyball-team-as-part-of-fivb-volleyball-empowerment-project/ |website=FIVB |access-date=14 May 2026 |date=27 March 2023}}</ref> He guided the team in the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, finishing fifth in the men's volleyball tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Navarro |first1=June |title=Coach Sergio Veloso finds consolation in PH men’s volleyball loss to Indonesia |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/507814/coach-sergio-veloso-finds-consolation-in-ph-mens-volleyball-loss-to-indonesia |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=3 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=SEA Games 2023: PH men’s volleyball team claims fifth place, downs Singapore |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/508879/sea-games-2023-ph-mens-volleyball-team-claims-fifth-place-downs-singapore |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=8 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2024, Angiolino Frigoni was named as Veloso's replacement<ref>{{cite news |title=Angiolino Frigoni replaces Sergio Veloso as Alas Men head coach |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/23/angiolino-frigoni-replaces-sergio-veloso-as-alas-men-head-coach |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=23 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
===Ateneo women's=== In July 2023, the Ateneo Blue Eagles women's volleyball team tapped Veloso as head coach in the lead up to Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Veloso was the successor of Oliver Almadro for the coaching role in the collegiate team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ateneo taps Sergio Veloso, replaces Oliver Almadro as women's volleyball head coach |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/volleyball/874672/ateneo-taps-sergio-veloso-replaces-oliver-almadro-as-women-s-volleyball-head-coach/story/ |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=GMA News |date=3 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
Veloso left Ateneo after the conclusion of Season 88 in April 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montejo |first1=Mark Rey |title=After three seasons, Brazilian coach Sergio Veloso parts ways with Ateneo |url=https://mb.com.ph/2026/04/23/after-three-seasons-brazilian-coach-sergio-veloso-parts-ways-with-ateneo |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=23 April 2026}}</ref>
===Indonesia=== Veloso was appointed as the head coach of the Indonesia men's national volleyball team for the 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sergio Veloso ditunjuk sebagai pelatih tim voli Indonesia |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5558955/sergio-veloso-ditunjuk-sebagai-pelatih-tim-voli-indonesia |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=Antara News |date=8 May 2026 |language=id |trans-title=Sergio Veloso was appointed as coach of the Indonesian volleyball team}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
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